蓄

xù
#1,982 most
frequent character
to store up, to grow (e.g. a beard)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

蓄 xù has 艹 plants as the meaning part and 畜 chù for sound. It first meant stored vegetables. It grew to mean to store or save, to grow hair, and to entertain an idea.

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Homophones

序xù
(bound form) order, sequence
绪xù
beginnings, clues, mental state
续xù
to continue, to replenish
叙xù
to narrate, to chat

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